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Secure collaboration and messaging

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winget install --id Element.Element
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About Element

Element is a Matrix-based end-to-end encrypted messenger and secure collaboration app. It’s decentralized for digital sovereign self-hosting, or through a hosting service such as Element Matrix Services. Element operates on the open Matrix network to provide interoperability and easy connections.

What's new in 1.12.22

✨ Features - User status in user menu (#33797). Contributed by @dbkr. - Room list: add notifications to section headers (#33826). Contributed by @florianduros. - Room list: remove logic to expand a section when a filter is selected (#33785). Contributed by @florianduros. - Add mechanism to locally enforce MSC1763 retention rules (#33772). Contributed by @Half-Shot. - Disable URL previews per-message when the message provides a hint (#33775). Contributed by @Half-Shot. - Room list: improve section in room list context menu (#33733). Contributed by @florianduros. - Room list: remove "Sections are only for you” in edition section dialog (#33780). Contributed by @florianduros. - Room list: remove checkmark in section toast (#33779). Contributed by @florianduros. - Room list: add fade effect to room list item being dragged (#33696). Contributed by @florianduros. - Add user status on user profile icon (#33653). Contributed by @dbkr. - [Labs] Sign in with QR on new EW using generated QR for MSC4108 v2024 (#33184). Contributed by @t3chguy. - Room list: add expand all icon to room list header (#33732). Contributed by @florianduros. - Implement new separator design (#33599). Contributed by @MidhunSureshR. πŸ› Bug Fixes - [Backport staging] Fix broken scrollbar introduced by separator redesign (#33947). Contributed by @RiotRobot. - Apply html utils sanitiser to embedded page (#33842). Contributed by @t3chguy. - Room list: fix keyboard navigation on sections (#33809). Contributed by @florianduros. - Room list: hide the empty/collapse icon when the room list is empty (#33814). Contributed...

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Version history

Version Updated Notes
1.12.22 Unknown ✨ Features - User status in user menu (#33797). Contributed by @dbkr. - Room list: add notifications to section headers (#33826). Contributed by @florianduros. - Room list: remove logic to expand a section when a filter...
1.12.21 Unknown ✨ Features - Bump module API to 1.14.0 (#33685). Contributed by @Half-Shot. - Apply new design and display logic to logout confirmation dialog (#33426). Contributed by @uhoreg. - Room list: improve custom sections in Spa...
1.12.20 Unknown πŸ› Bug Fixes - [Backport staging] Realign the User Menu profile picture on desktop (#33634). Contributed by @RiotRobot.
1.12.19 Unknown πŸ¦– Deprecations - Remove MSC3215 (Report to Moderators) labs feature (#33492). Contributed by @turt2live. ✨ Features - Tweak new user menu design (#33444). Contributed by @dbkr. - Call Tile - Improve tile alignment in mod...
1.12.18 Unknown ✨ Features - Room list: add collapse/expand all sections (#33318). Contributed by @florianduros. - Show user status in timeline (#32991). Contributed by @Half-Shot. - Disable URL Preview setting if disabled on the homese...
1.12.17 Unknown πŸ› Bug Fixes - [Backport] Fix OIDC login callback handling on Element Desktop (#33337). Contributed by @t3chguy.
1.12.16 Unknown πŸ¦– Deprecations - Disallow links without protocol (e.g. starting with http(s)://) in LinkedText. (#32972). Contributed by @Half-Shot. ✨ Features - Room list: add custom section creation (#33155). Contributed by @floriandu...
1.12.15 Unknown Fixes Desktop release workflow. This release is identical to v1.12.14 otherwise.
1.12.13 Unknown πŸ¦– Deprecations - Remove automatic rageshakes on UTD labs feature (#32778). Contributed by @Half-Shot. - Remove automaticErrorReporting labs feature (#32781). Contributed by @Half-Shot. ✨ Features - Upgrade Element Call f...
1.12.12 Unknown ✨ Features - Add stable support for MSC4380 invite blocking (#31966). Contributed by @richvdh. - Hide the names of banned users behind a spoiler tag (#32424). Contributed by @andybalaam. - Room list: remove bold effect o...
1.12.11 Unknown πŸ¦– Deprecations - Remove UIFeature.BulkUnverifiedSessionsReminder setting (#31943). Contributed by @andybalaam. - Remove unused function to auto-rageshake when key backup is not set up (#31942). Contributed by @andybalaam...
1.12.10 Unknown ✨ Features - Generate badge icon for macOS DMG (#2809). Contributed by @t3chguy. - Support additional_creators in /upgraderoom (MSC4289) (#31934). Contributed by @andybalaam. - Update room header icon for world_readable...
1.12.9 Unknown ✨ Features - Update macOS icon to use Icon Composer format (#2791). Contributed by @t3chguy. - Update macOS icon (#2787). Contributed by @t3chguy. - Update app icons (#2778). Contributed by @t3chguy. - Allow local log do...
1.12.8 Unknown πŸ¦– Deprecations - Remove element_call.participant_limit config and associated code. (#31638). Contributed by @Half-Shot. ✨ Features - Switch to rendering svg icons rather than masking them (#31557). Contributed by @t3chgu...
1.12.7 Unknown ✨ Features - Replace legacy icons with compound (#31424). Contributed by @t3chguy. - Update polls UX to match EX Mobile and improve accessibility (#31245). Contributed by @langleyd. - Add option to enable read receipt an...
1.12.6 Unknown This release fixes a bug where 1:1 calling was incorrectly not available if no Element Call focus was set. πŸ› Bug Fixes - Add option to pick call options for voice calls. (#31413).
1.12.5 Unknown ✨ Features - Update Emojibase to v17 (#31307). Contributed by @t3chguy. - Adds tooltip for compose menu (#31122). Contributed by @byteplow. - Add option to hide pinned message banner in room view (#31296). Contributed by...
1.12.4 Unknown ✨ Features - Update nightly and release builds to use the dedicated subdomain for 'bug_report_endpoint_url' (#2677). Contributed by @benbz. - Apply aria-hidden to emoji in SAS verification (#31204). Contributed by @t3chg...
1.12.3 Unknown πŸ¦– Deprecations - Remove allowVoipWithNoMedia feature flag (#31087). Contributed by @Half-Shot. ✨ Features - Change module API to be an instance getter (#31025). Contributed by @dbkr. πŸ› Bug Fixes - Wait for Electron to be...
1.12.2 Unknown ✨ Features - Allow Desktop app to be auto-started minimised or focused (#2622). Contributed by @t3chguy. - Room List: Extend the viewport to avoid so many black spots when scrolling the room list (#30867). Contributed by...